"Face to Face" and More

  "Hymns enable us to pray. Sometimes when we're too weary or worried for words,

we can sing a favorite hymn to encourage our souls."

Robert J. Morgan

 

The Hymn Study with Scripture for the hymn Face To Face is posted at the right side of this blog site, the third video down. Click on the picture. Learn the interesting story behind the hymn and the Scripture verses that relate to the hymn verses.

 

Sunday evening I was sitting in my writing room, in my favorite chair, trying to decide what to read. I had finished a book that afternoon and hadn't brought any "new" books up from downstairs yet.

 My favorite place to be!

 

I enjoy reading books two, three, even six times. If the story is written well, and I found it refreshing to read, I'll read the book again. I like a quote by Charles Spurgeon that says if a book is worth reading once, it's worth reading again.

Instead of going down stairs and pulling a few books out, I looked through the book cases in the room to see if anything caught my eye. Mostly those books are devotionals and biographies by Christian writers. But my eye fell on a book that I hadn't read in a few years. My book.

 

That's hard for me to say. My book. Even to believe I wrote one! It's about the note writing ministry and my experiences of writing notes to encourage others. Jerry suggested I write it years ago.

When I finished, my employers let me copy it on copy machines at work, and when I spoke about note writing I sold the book. It was all quite an experience for someone who is a loner and has difficulty speaking in groups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wrote a second book after my

Note Writing book, I combined the

two when I self published them.

 

 

 

Then Guideposts created a new department called Inspiring Voices. It provided opportunity for people like me to self publish their book. Of course, this was a dream come true. I was getting ready to retire and would receive monies that enabled me to take advantage of the opportunity.

It was an interesting and trying adventure. But I did it. 

 

So when my eyes landed on my book, I decided to read it. It had been years since I last read it. I found myself saying, "Wow. How did I write that?" This isn't a "toot my own horn" at this endeavor. It was a "Thank you, God, for giving me the words to write." When you look at life through the eyes of Eeyore like I do, this accomplishment was way over my head!

 

Because of all the notes I wrote, Jerry nicknamed me "NOTE"worthy!

The book is snippets of my life experiences and how God used them to give me words to encourage others. Right now, they're encouraging me! It brings back so many memories.

And now, because of a whisper from God, I've written hymn studies. That makes me say Wow too! They've brought me so much joy writing them. It's all through the Hand of God leading one of His children to bring joy and hope to herself and others.

Ordinary people do extra ordinary things all the time. I'm the perfect example. What is God calling you to do so He can bring joy to your heart? I humbly say: "Thank you, Father, for the joy You've given me as I write for You!

By His Grace . . .